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Almost 12 years on from scoring the last of his world finals goals, former Saudi Arabia forward Sami Al Jaber spoke with FIFA.com about his World Cup memories and what Russia 2018 means to the country’s players.

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Captain of the USSR team at Sweden 1958, who also scored the Soviets’ first ever goal in FIFA’s most prestigious competition, Nikita Simonyan speaks with FIFA.com to revisit the World Cup 60 years ago and share his thoughts on the upcoming tournam…

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With 150 days left until the start of the biggest single-sport event in the world, the demand for 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™ tickets keeps increasing – both from domestic and international football fans.

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In the latest instalment of the FIFA World Cup Video Vault series, FIFA.com hears from former Soviet Union defender Vladimir Ponomaryov, who shares his memories of helping the Russians to their best ever standing at a global finals, at England 1966.

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When the team line-ups are announced prior to a football match, the volume inside the stadium surges as the players’ names ring out from the stands, the atmosphere thick with anticipation ahead of kick-off.

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Thirty-six of the world’s best referees and potential FIFA World Cup™ officials have convened in Abu Dhabi for a five-day seminar, set to end on 30 November, which represents an important milestone on the road to Russia 2018 for the particip…

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Sergio Aguero scored the only goal of the game as Russia and Argentina heralded a new chapter in the history of the Luzhniki Stadium, the flagship arena for the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia. The match was a good test for both teams in the build-up to the…

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After being born in a little Siberian town, Konstantin Rausch has gone on to have an impressive career in the German Bundesliga. Now he is hoping to take to the field at the FIFA World Cup back in his homeland.

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In the latest instalment of the FIFA World Cup Video Vault series, Nikita Simonyan shares his Sweden 1958 memories – from donning the captain’s armband in his country’s first World Cup game to coming up against a 17-year-old Pele.

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